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Blythe Danner, Ellen DeGeneres, Geraldine McEwan

The power of words and images to open hearts. Helen runs, miles a day, to burn off energy: she's an emotional celibate. Going through the post at her shop, she finds a romantic and poetic letter betwe...( read more  read more... )en the couch cushions, unsigned, and thinks it's for her. It melts her resistance to feelings, and soon she undertakes an affair with Johnny, a collegiate employee. (He sees the letter and thinks she wrote it to him; he quotes some of it, so she thinks he wrote it to her.) In the background are Helen's long-time friend, George, who loves her, and her mother who abruptly left on a long trip months' before. Discovering who actually wrote the letter brings insight and promise.

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PG-13, 89 min.

Directed by: Peter Chan

Release Date: May 21, 1999

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DVD Release Date: November 23, 1999

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  • BiologyBabe2012
    January 20, 2008
    BiologyBabe2012
    Half a star it did not deserve. That rating is reserved for things likeEpic Movie.

    Still, it has no real plot. The characters are wooden and the acting is just average, despite the promising cast.

    So boring you won't notice time go by. And if you did you'd wish it would...( read more) go faster. So if you like it, great for you. I dunno how.
  • wellmeetagain
    November 13, 2007
    wellmeetagain
    A pleasant rom-com surprise.
  • graveling861
    May 16, 2009
    graveling861
    Just okay. I watched for Ellen and Tom Selleck and they were both very loveable.
  • ileo
    April 12, 2007
    ileo
    A great movie!
  • kelliknopfsellstloui
    August 30, 2009
    kelliknopfsellstloui
    I liked it, it drag on a bit but cute storyline.
  • erikggrep
    August 10, 2009
    erikggrep
    The film was okay for me, although I got confused with some parts and knew it was something else than what I expected before watching this. There's more drama and little or no comedy, and I didn't get what's with The Love Letter and who wrote it. It was good seeing Ellen D...( read more)eGeneres' acting performance here, though.
  • xDemetria
    May 7, 2009
    xDemetria
    this movie is absolutely incredible great i loved it it was so romantic i liked the story of it the plot the characters actually everything you could never guess what happens at the end ..
  • prasadpritika
    April 12, 2009
    prasadpritika
    i love this movie is likelove letters are floating i the air.
  • Maic0
    March 24, 2009
    Maic0
    Really awful film that i'm hugely disappointed with. I am a massive fan of Ellen DeGeneres but i have no idea why she thought this would be a good film to be in. I don't understand, it's not as if she needed it.
    The film is based around a small book shop in a small town during t...( read more)he summer. One of the character's finds a love letter and assumes it's from the boy she hired as a summer temp. As the film progresses each of the characters reads the letter and makes assumptions about who wrote it for them. Lets be honest, it's a terrible concept and far from a real charmer as the poster suggests.
    The performances are really quite forced, which isn't good. Even Ellen fails to deliver her usual witty and charming performance.
    Massive disappointment. I recommend avoiding this one like the plague.
  • Soundsofmadness
    January 10, 2009
    Soundsofmadness
    No thankyou - Not interested.

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January 1, 2000
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle

A nice old-fashioned romance -- how refreshing. full review

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